California Events & Lifestyle
A curated guide to events, dining, hotels, nightlife, art, shopping, and outdoor experiences across Los Angeles, Palm Springs, and Joshua Tree—checked against trusted local and official sources.
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Curated events, dining, culture, and local favorites—choose your city.Showing the guide view with 65 current All selections for Los Angeles.
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6 featured · 65 currentWhen: Through October 11 · Tue/Wed/Fri 11 AM–5 PM · Thu 11 AM–8 PM · Sat/Sun 10 AM–6 PM
The Broad presents a major survey of Yoko Ono’s instruction works, scores, installations, films, music, and performance.
When: Through January 3, 2027 · Tue–Fri & Sun 10 AM–6:30 PM · Sat 10 AM–9 PM
Five photographic perspectives consider the city’s streets, communities, and constant reinvention.
When: September 9–October 4 · Performances at 2 PM, 7:30 PM & 8 PM
Pasadena Playhouse stages Friedrich Dürrenmatt’s darkly comic parable in its historic auditorium.
When: Wednesdays–Saturdays · September · Sets vary · Wed 6–9 PM · Late-night Fri sets 8:15 PM–midnight
An intimate month of piano, jazz, and soul, including Adam Chester, Hunter Elizabeth, Honey Larochelle, and late-night sets.
Seafood-led fine dining on Melrose Avenue, listed in the 2026 California selection.
Discreet cocktails, walnut-paneled glamour, and live piano inside the Sunset Strip’s landmark 1929 Art Deco tower.
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9 featured · 16 trustedA broad, date-led view of exhibitions, performances, festivals, sports, and city happenings.
Source: Discover Los Angeles · Checked September 2026Browse the Guide’s current Los Angeles restaurant selections and exact distinctions directly at the source.
Source: The MICHELIN Guide · Checked September 2026Ratings are not reproduced here; confirm the current distinction in the Guide.
Explore independently rated Los Angeles hotels, restaurants, and spas on Forbes Travel Guide’s destination page.
Source: Forbes Travel Guide · Checked September 2026Open the source for the current accolade and rating year.
A starting point for storied cocktail rooms, Art Deco interiors, old-Hollywood bars, and live entertainment.
Source: Discover Los Angeles · Checked September 2026Iconic Properties checks each featured venue directly before including it; hours and performance calendars can change.
Current exhibitions, architecture and garden tours, talks, performances, and family programs at the Getty Center and Villa.
Source: Getty · Checked September 2026One official calendar for performances at Walt Disney Concert Hall, the Hollywood Bowl, and The Ford.
Source: Los Angeles Philharmonic · Checked September 2026The official game schedule, venue information, and ticket links.
Source: Major League Baseball / Los Angeles Dodgers · Checked September 2026City-produced and community arts programming, with useful filters for free, outdoor, music, and family events.
Source: City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs · Checked September 2026A practical moving timeline with official address-search tools for utility providers and school assignment.
Source: Iconic Properties editorial guide · Checked September 2026Addresses are entered only on the linked official agency or district website and are not received or retained by Iconic Properties.
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